| Atlantic Records | |
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| Parent company | Warner Music Group |
| Founded | October 1947 |
| Founder | Ahmet Ertegun[1] Herb Abramson |
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| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, U.S. |
| Official website | atlanticrecords |
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948,[3] Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes.
In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group.[2] Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83.[4]
- ^ "The Record Man: Ahmet Ertegun, Founder of Atlantic Records". Atlantic Records. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Seth Sutel; Alex Veiga (March 2, 2004). "Warner Music Slashes Jobs, Ousts Bigwigs". The Washington Post. AP.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Atlantic Debutwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jonathan Cohen (December 14, 2006). "Industry Icon Ahmet Ertegun Dies At 83". Billboard.